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Job Description

Rhode Island Public Radio (RIPR) seeks a skilled executive producer for a podcast about immigration. The project, Mosaic, will tell stories about the immigrant experience in all of its rich variety and scope.

What you should possess: a passion for audio; a keen ear for sound and storytelling; a community oriented and inclusive mindset; experience reporting on and/or working with immigrants and immigrant communities; the ability to deliver documentary-style production that gets inside a person’s life; excellent editorial judgment; a willingness to experiment; comfort with community events and social media platforms. The ability to speak a language other than English is a plus.

Mosaic is an effort to go beyond the stereotypes about immigrants and immigration that tend to frame their stories in the context of either heroes or villains. Instead, the project will embrace deeper, more personal and more complex narratives. The project will include a podcast series, radio segments, public events and audience engagement through technology.

Position Time Frame and Logistics:

Full-Time, September 2018 – January 2020

Responsibilities:

Manage the production process of thirty (30) podcast episodes and five public events;

Collaborate with the News Director and other members of RIPR’s newsroom to create broadcast appropriate segments;

Perform soup-to-nuts production tasks, including identifying and interviewing sources, booking, prepping hosts, writing scripts, researching and fact-checking, processing tape and making it come to life;

Recruit, manage and edit freelance contributors to the podcast;

Collaborate with a variety to stakeholders, including partner organizations, residents and citizens from diverse backgrounds;

Record in the field and in studio; travel may be required;

Communicate consistently and clearly with other members of the team at RIPR;

Manage programmatic budgets as they relate to the series’ production;

Guarantee the on-time, flawless delivery of audio to multiple platforms;

Conduct surveys of audience members, partner organizations, event participants and interviewees to track the success of the initiative and refine the project;

Invite audience conversations and participation online and on social media and oversee the moderation and tracking of those conversations;

Oversee the tracking of any spillover effect from the project on RIPR’s other news reports.

Qualifications

At least three years of experience producing audio;

Demonstrated success in the creation of superb media content under pressure;

Demonstrated experience organizing in-person, community events in collaboration with other organizations;

An independent work ethic combined with a patience for collaborating with audiences and communities;

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in a related field;

Multi-lingual fluency.

About the Project

Mosaic is an initiative of Rhode Island Public Radio. It seeks to focus on the human element of immigration, which is rich and diverse and, if explored, defies the stereotypes that too often dominate media coverage of this issue. The episodes will avoid the obvious narratives and instead seek connections with universal themes such as the search for the meaning of home and belonging. The series will confront larger questions related to how identity changes as a result of multi-culturalism, and how difference can become a source of strength, rather than strife.

We thank the Carnegie Corporation of New York for generously supporting this initiative.

About Rhode Island Public Radio

Rhode Island Public Radio provides quality journalism and compelling storytelling that informs, educates, and inspires community. Rhode Island Public Radio is an equal opportunity employer.

Application Process

Applications are due prior to Monday, 8/28/2018.

Please send resume and cover letter to Elisabeth Harrison, news director, at careers@ripr.org. Please include 4 audio samples as part of your application. These examples can be a part of a longer form project.

Please, no phone call inquiries.

Rhode Island Public Radio (RIPR) is an equal opportunity employer committed to hiring a diverse workforce and sustaining an inclusive culture. RIPR does not discriminate on the basis of disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected under federal, state or local laws.